Used imported electric cars in Spain · 2019

Where the used electric cars imported into Spain come from (almost all from the EU), how old they are on arrival, and which models and brands lead.

DGT data to 25 Aug 2026 · year 2019.

Used imports 2019 307 +106.0% vs the previous year · used BEV entering from abroad
From the EU 94.8% 291 cars (Germany, etc.)
From outside the EU 4.2% 13 cars
Age on import 4.37 years on average when entering Spain

Where do they come from?

Origin of used BEV imported in 2019. They are 7.5% of all used BEV.

At what age are they imported?

Split of used BEV imported in 2019 by age (from their first registration).

< 1 year

2.0%

1-2 years

4.6%

2-3 years

10.1%

3-5 years

49.8%

5-8 years

32.9%

> 8 years

0.7%

Before being imported they had spent 3.9 years on the road outside Spain on average (307 with data).

Imports year by year · 2015–2026

Used BEV that entered Spain from abroad each year. The column for the year you’re viewing is in full colour.

* 2026 is still in progress: data to 25 Aug 2026.

Market share by brand · 2019

Split of used BEV imported in 2019 by brand (top 8 + the rest).

The 10 most imported used models · 2019

  1. 1. Renault Zoe 126
    +125.0%
  2. 2. Tesla Model S 87
    +163.6%
  3. 3. BMW i3 25
    +56.2%
  4. 4. Smart Fortwo 12
    +20.0%
  5. 5. Opel 11
    +120.0%
  6. 6. Smart 7
    +133.3%
  7. 7. Tesla 5
    +66.7%
  8. 8. Volkswagen E Golf 4
    +33.3%
  9. 9. Nissan Leaf 4
    -55.6%
  10. 10. Mercedes-Benz 4

The 10 most imported used brands · 2019

  1. 1. Renault 12641.0%
    +117.2%
  2. 2. Tesla 9831.9%
    +145.0%
  3. 3. BMW 268.5%
    +62.5%
  4. 4. Smart 216.8%
    +61.5%
  5. 5. Opel 113.6%
    +120.0%
  6. 6. Mercedes-Benz 51.6%
  7. 7. Nissan 51.6%
    -44.4%
  8. 8. Volkswagen 41.3%
    +0.0%
  9. 9. Peugeot 31.0%
    +200.0%
  10. 10. Citroën 31.0%
    +200.0%

Where do they arrive? · 2019

Darker = more used BEV imported. Hover to see the figures; tap a region for its page.

Region by region · 2019

Used BEV imported into each region and its weight in the import total.

  1. 1. Comunidad de Madrid 13945.3%
  2. 2. Cataluña 6019.5%
  3. 3. Comunidad Valenciana 299.4%
  4. 4. Andalucía 175.5%
  5. 5. Illes Balears 113.6%
  6. 6. Región de Murcia 92.9%
  7. 7. País Vasco 92.9%
  8. 8. Castilla-La Mancha 82.6%
  9. 9. Galicia 82.6%
  10. 10. Aragón 51.6%
  11. 11. Castilla y León 41.3%
  12. 12. Cantabria 31.0%
  13. 13. Comunidad Foral de Navarra 20.7%
  14. 14. Canarias 10.3%
  15. 15. La Rioja 10.3%
  16. 16. Ciudad Autónoma de Ceuta 10.3%
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